We Are Stronger Than We Think

A little boy went to the fair with his dad and saw an inflatable clown sporting a sign that read, “Try to knock me down.” He hit it, he slapped it, he pushed it – he struck it again and again, and the harder he hit, the quicker it seemed to bounce back up. No matter how hard he tried, it just would not stay down.

His father watched as the boy punched the clown until he finally interrupted and asked, “How is it possible for the clown to keep standing back up, no matter how hard you hit it?” The child scratched his head and said, “Dad, I think this clown is standing up on the inside.” Did you know that each of us has the ability to stand up on the inside? Let me explain.

A magazine article told about a woman in rural Florida who was recuperating…